Recently speaking at the New York City Bar Association’s “Defending Justice: Mobilizing the Legal Profession to Stand Up for the Rule of Law” series, Fordham Law Dean Emeritus Matthew Diller discussed the roles of judges and threats against the judiciary.
He is quoted in this New York Law Journal article:
“We have a loss of trust in all our public institutions,” Fordham University School of Law professor and Dean Emeritus Matthew Diller said. “I think loss of trust in the judiciary is a piece of that, and it’s a reflection of the growing polarization in our society.”
While the courts are not above criticism, Diller called undermining the authority of the courts “playing with fire.”